Carmen Diana Deere (born August 1, 1945) is an American feminist economist who is an expert on land policy and

agrarian reform Agrarian reform can refer either, narrowly, to government-initiated or government-backed redistribution of agricultural land (see land reform) or, broadly, to an overall redirection of the agrarian system of the country, which often includes land re ...

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s, and

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in Latin American development. She has conducted extensive research on access to land, economic autonomy of rural women, and property rights in

Latin America Latin America or * french: Amérique Latine, link=no * ht, Amerik Latin, link=no * pt, América Latina, link=no, name=a, sometimes referred to as LatAm is a large cultural region in the Americas where Romance languages — languages derived f ...

. Deere's research and work, often carried out with Magdalena León de Leal, have contributed to promoting the changes that have taken place since 1980 in the vast majority of countries in Latin America with respect to the reform of land laws,

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s, and family matters, as well as the approval of new legislation that recognizes the equal rights of women and men, including their property rights. Deere is

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and Food Resources Economics at the

University of Florida The University of Florida (Florida or UF) is a public land-grant research university in Gainesville, Florida. It is a senior member of the State University System of Florida, traces its origins to 1853, and has operated continuously on its ...

and Professor Emeritus of

FLACSO The Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences ( es, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, pt, Faculdade Latino-Americana de Ciências Sociais or FLACSO) is a graduate-only university and inter-governmental autonomous organization for La ...

-Ecuador. She was honored with the Silvert Award in 2018.

Early life and education

Carmen Diana Deere was born in

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, August 1, 1945. She received a BA in International Politics and Economics from the

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, an MA in

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from

The Fletcher School at Tufts University The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy is the graduate school of international affairs of Tufts University, in Medford, Massachusetts. The School is one of America's oldest graduate schools of international relations and is well-ranked in it ...

(1968), and a Ph.D. in

Agricultural economics Agricultural economics is an applied field of economics concerned with the application of economic theory in optimizing the production and distribution of food and fiber products. Agricultural economics began as a branch of economics that specif ...

from the

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(1978).

Career and research

From 1992 to 2004, she served as Director of Latin American studies and the Center for Latin America,

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and

Latino Studies Latino studies is an academic discipline which studies the experience of people of Latin American ancestry in the United States. Closely related to other ethnic studies disciplines such as African-American studies, Asian American studies, and ...

at the

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. From 2004 to 2011, she was a professor of agricultural economics and Latin American studies at the

where from 2004 to 2009, she directed the Center for Latin American Studies. She has also been a consultant for the

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on Brazil (2004) and has participated in various programs on gender in Latin American universities. Between 2009 and 2010, she was a visiting researcher at the

Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences The Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences ( es, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales, pt, Faculdade Latino-Americana de Ciências Sociais or FLACSO) is a graduate-only university and inter-governmental autonomous organization for La ...

-Ecuador where she conducted a national study on gender and asset ownership. Deere has been the president of the

Latin American Studies Association The Latin American Studies Association (LASA) is the largest association for scholars of Latin American studies. Founded in 1966, it has over 12,000 members, 45 percent of whom reside outside the United States (36 percent in Latin America and the C ...

, the organization that brings together experts in Latin America from all disciplines and various occupational areas throughout the world with more than 12,000 members, and the New England Council of Latin American Studies (NECLAS). She currently participates in the editorial committee of several specialized journals such as the ''

Journal of Agrarian Change The ''Journal of Agrarian Change'' is a peer-reviewed academic journal established in 2001 covering agrarian political economy. The journal publishes historical and contemporary studies of the social relations and dynamics of production, power rela ...

'', and associate editor of the journal, ''

Feminist Economics Feminist economics is the critical study of economics and economies, with a focus on gender-aware and inclusive economic inquiry and policy analysis. Feminist economic researchers include academics, activists, policy theorists, and practition ...

''. She has received numerous research grants, including from the

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, to carry out a comparative study on gender and land rights in Latin America and the publications of the results (1997-2001), as well as from the

World Bank The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects. The World Bank is the collective name for the Interna ...

, to carry out research on women and land rights in Latin America. From 2013 to 2015, funded by

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, Deere conducted international research, the "Gender Asset Gap Project," focused on improving statistics on gender and assets as well as analysis of women's

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power. Deere currently participates in the "International Panel on Social Progress" (IPSP), convened by

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and continues to develop research in Ecuador (FLACSO) and in Cuba with the

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within the collaboration project in the agricultural sector and the international economy: challenges and opportunities for Cuba and the United States. Deere was influenced by

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and

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, Marxist economists, and her early work with Magdalena León de Leal.

Awards and honours

* 1996, Bacardi Family Eminent Scholar Chair in Latin American Studies, University of Florida * 1997, Chancellor's Medal, University of Massachusetts Amherst * 2000,

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, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro * 2018, Silvert Award

Award-winning books and papers

* 2006, James A. Robertson Prize, Conference on Latin American History, for "Liberalism and Married Women’s Property Rights", best article, ''

The Hispanic American Historical Review ''The Hispanic American Historical Review'' is a quarterly, peer-reviewed, scholarly journal of Latin American history, the official publication of the Conference on Latin American History, the professional organization of Latin American historians ...

'', 2005 * 2003, Bryce Wood Book Award,

, for ''Empowering Women'' * 2002, Best Book Award, NECLAS, for ''Empowering Women'' * 2002, Best Book Award, Latino Literary Hall of Fame, History Division, for ''Empowering Women'' * 2002, Best Book Award,

Cuban Academy of Sciences The Cuban Academy of Sciences (''Academia de Ciencias de Cuba'') is an official institution of the Cuban state, with headquarters in the National Capitol building in Havana. It is described as the oldest active national academy of sciences outside ...

, Social Science Division, for ''Historias Agrarias'' * 2001, Best Book Award, University of Havana, for ''Historias Agrarias'' * 1998, Joseph P. Criscenti Best Article Award, NECLAS, for "Here Come the Yankees!" * 1991, Best Book Award, NECLAS, for ''Household and Class Relations''

Selected works

* Deere, Carmen Diana (1977). ''The development of capitalism in agriculture and the division of labor by sex: a study of the northern peruvian sierra''.

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. * Deere, Carmen Diana; Leal, Magdalena León de (1980). ''Mujer y capitalismo agrario: estudio de cuatro regiones colombianas''. Asociación Colombiana para el Estudio de la Población. * Deere, Carmen Diana; Leal, Magdalena León de (1982). ''Women in Andean agriculture: peasant production and rural wage employment in Colombia and Peru''. International Labour Office. . * Leal, Magdalena León de; Deere, Carmen Diana; Marulanda, Nohra Rey de (1982). ''Debate sobre la mujer en América Latina y el Caribe: Sociedad subordinación y feminismo''. Asociación Colombiana para el Estudio de la Población. vol. I, La Realidad Colombiana; vol. II, Las Trabajadoras del Agro; vol. III, Sociedad, Subordinación y Femenismo. Bogotá: Asociación Colombiana para el Estudio de la Población. * CIERA Rural Women's Research Team y Carmen Diana Deere (1984). "La Mujer en las Cooperativas Agropecuarias en Nicaragua".

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: Centro de Investigación y Estudio de la Reforma Agraria. * Deere, Carmen Diana y José Luis Coraggio (1986). Expanded Spanish collection, "La Transición Difícil: El Desarrollo de los Pequeños Países Periféricos". México: Siglo XXI, 1986); reimpreso, Managua: Editorial Vanguardia, 1987. * Fagen, Richard R.; Deere, Carmen Diana (1986). ''Transition and Development: Problems of Third World Socialism''. Monthly Review Press. .
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* Deere, Carmen Diana y Magdalena León (1986). ''La Mujer y la Política Agraria en América Latina''. Bogotá: Siglo XXI. * Deere, Carmen Diana (1986). "Tough Row to Hoe: Women in the Nicaraguan Agricultural Cooperatives".

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: Institute for Food and Development Policy. * Deere, Carmen Diana (1987). ''Rural women and state policy: feminist perspectives on Latin American agricultural development''. Westview Press.
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* Deere, Carmen Diana; Antrobus, Peggy (1990). ''In the shadows of the sun: Caribbean development alternatives and U.S. policy''. Westview Press.

* Deere, Carmen Diana (1 January 1990). ''Household and Class Relations: Peasants and Landlords in Northern Peru''.

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.
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* Deere, Carmen Diana (1 January 1992). ''Familia y relaciones de clase: el campesinado y los terratenientes en la sierra norte del Perú, 1900-1980''. Instituto de Estudios Peruanos.

* Deere, Carmen Diana, Niurka Pérez, Cary Torres, Myriam García y Ernel González (1998). ''Guines, Santo Domingo and Majibacoa: sobre sus historias agrarias''. Havana: Editorial de Ciencias Sociales. * Leal, Magdalena León de; Deere, Carmen Diana; Elizabeth García; V, Julio César Trujillo (1999). ''Género y derechos de las mujeres a la tierra en Ecuador''. Consejo Nacional de las Mujeres
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* Deere, Carmen Diana; Leal, Magdalena León de (1999). ''Mujer y tierra en Guatemala''. AVANCSO Asociación para el Avance de Ciencias Sociales en Guatemala
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* Deere, Carmen Diana; Leal, Magdalena León de (1 January 1999). ''Towards a gendered analysis of the Brazilian agrarian reform''. Center for Latin American & Caribbean Studies,

University of Connecticut The University of Connecticut (UConn) is a public land-grant research university in Storrs, Connecticut, a village in the town of Mansfield. The primary 4,400-acre (17.8 km2) campus is in Storrs, approximately a half hour's drive from Hart ...

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* Deere, Carmen Diana; Leal, Magdalena León de (1997). ''Women and land rights in the Latin American neo-liberal counter-reforms''. Women in International Development,

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* Deere, Carmen Diana; Leal, Magdalena León de (1 January 2000). ''Género, propiedad y empoderamiento: tierra, Estado y mercado en América Latina''. TM Editores : UN, Facultad de Ciencias Humanas.

* Deere, Carmen Diana; Leal, Magdalena León de (2001 - 2014). ''Empowering Women: Land and Property Rights in Latin America''.

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. . * Baranyi, Stephen, Manuel Morales y Carmen Diana Deere, (2004). ''Land and development in Latin America: Openings for policy research''.

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: The North – South Institute: International development. * Deere, Carmen Diana; Leal, Magdalena León de (2002). ''Género, propiedad y Empoderamiento: tierra, estado y mercado en América Latina''. PUEG.
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* Deer, C. D. (2005)
The feminization of agriculture? Economic restructuring in rural Latin America
. * Deere, Carmen Diana y Cheryl Doss, eds. (2007). ''Women and the Distribution of Wealth''.

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and

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. * Deere, Carmen Diana y Frederick S. Royce, eds. (2009). ''Rural social movements in Latin America: Organizing for sustainable livehoods''.

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